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The Best Bars in São Paulo

São Paulo puts Brazilian ingredients in the glass, from cambuci and uvaia to cachaça and maté, and two of its bars are in the top 50 of The 50 Best Bars 2026. The best bars in São Paulo start in Itaim Bibi at Exímia, No. 20, which Márcio Silva opened in 2024 and moved in 2026 to a first floor above the Locale Caffè, with an in-house lab guests can visit; its Eróica mixes whisky with uvaia fruit and mango. Tan Tan in Pinheiros, No. 35, began as a ramen bar and keeps a hall of fame of past menus' classics. In Vila Madalena, SubAstor sits a flight of stairs below Bar Astor, a bohemian address since 2001, and chops its ice by hand. Solara Bar opens Tuesday to Saturday, and Bar Brahma, on the Ipiranga and São João corner, is one of the city's most traditional nightlife addresses, with feijoada and a live band on Saturdays. SubAstor charges no cover or minimum and takes walk-ins. These are the bars we would start with.

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  1. Exímia
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    Exímia

    Created in 2024 by award-winning bartender Márcio Silva, Exímia, from the Latin for the constant pursuit of perfection, drinks its way through Brazil's diversity: native ingredients like amburana and cambuci, menus informed by anthropology and history, and food by chef Manu Buffara built to echo the cocktails. No. 20 on The 50 Best Bars 2026, up from No. 61 on the 51-100 list in 2025; now above Restaurante Locale in Itaim Bibi.

    Rua Manuel Guedes 369, 2º piso, Itaim Bibi, São Paulo 04536-070Tue-Sat
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  2. Tan Tan
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    Tan Tan

    Tan Tan began in 2015 as a small Japanese noodle bar conceived by Thiago Banares and grew into a hybrid of restaurant and bar in Pinheiros, fusing Brazilian and Asian flavors. The menu is refreshed annually around an open bar and an open kitchen, with food inspired by Japanese chuka.

    Order thisDirty Collinswhite cachaça, tequila, olive, Tahiti lime
    R. Fradique Coutinho 153, Pinheiros, São Paulo 05416-010Tue-Sun
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  3. Guilhotina
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    Guilhotina

    Márcio Silva opened Guilhotina in Pinheiros in December 2016 with partners Rafael Berçot and Marcello Nazareth, and within a year it was a Tales of the Cocktail finalist for Best New International Cocktail Bar. A recent refurbishment left exposed brick, cathedral ceilings and a backlit counter among tropical plants. The drinks lean on Brazilian ingredients: Banho de Cheiro mixes gin, tonka bean syrup, rue and native cambuci fruit, and the alcohol-free Café da Tarde pairs cold brew with sweet potato water and spiced pineapple. A short food menu runs from crudos and small burgers to pancetta-charred octopus. It was No. 15 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2019 and on the 51-100 list in 2017 and 2018.

    Rua Costa Carvalho 84, Pinheiros, São Paulo 05429-000Tue-Thu 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00, Sun-Mon closed
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  4. SubAstor
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    SubAstor

    Underground cocktail bar beneath a traditional boteco.

    R. Delfina 163, Vila Madalena, São Paulo 05443-010
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  5. Solara Bar
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    Solara Bar

    Solara is an award-winning high-end cocktail bar founded in 2022 in Vila Madalena, São Paulo. Since opening, it has quickly established itself as one of Brazil’s most distinctive independent bars, earning the Best Drinks Menu award from Prazeres da Mesa in both 2022, just 40 days after opening, and 2024, as well as three stars from the VEJA Comer & Beber guide. Its signature cocktail Manhattanhenge was also named one of the 10 best cocktails in São Paulo by VEJA SP. The bar’s house menu is conceived as a love letter to the sun: a curated collection of meticulously crafted cocktails built around sun-dependent ingredients, with each recipe requiring over 40 hours of preparation. Beyond its drinks, Solara stands out for its cultural relevance and positioning, being the only independent establishment outside North America certified by Bumble as a verified safe space for dates. Through The Sunshine Society, its annual international bartender exchange program, Solara brings acclaimed global bar talent to São Paulo, having hosted names from Thunderbolt, Barely Disfigured, Fable, Machete and Aruba Day Drink, connecting the city’s cocktail scene with some of the world’s most respected bars.

    89 Original street
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